A form of moralism where "evidence-based" becomes not a commitment to grounding claims in data but a weapon for dismissing views one dislikes and a badge of personal virtue. The evidence-based moralist treats their own positions as simply "what the evidence shows" and opponents' views as not just wrong but morally suspect—irrational, anti-science, dangerous. Evidence becomes a cudgel rather than a tool, a way of ending conversations rather than advancing them. The moralism lies in using the prestige of "evidence" to launder personal judgments, treating empirical support for one's views as proof of one's virtue, and dismissing those who interpret evidence differently as morally deficient rather than just differently persuaded.
Example: "He didn't argue—he just kept saying his position was 'evidence-based' and hers wasn't, as if that settled everything. Evidence-Based Moralism: using the word 'evidence' to avoid having to provide any."
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The morality system that some drug users have that allows them to buy drugs from horrifically violent and ruthless gangs, while at the same time boycotting some legitimate business for a relatively insignificant reason.
The classic example is students in the 1990s who made a great fuss about boycotting Nestle chocolate, yet continued to buy weed from a drug supply chain that literally murders people. There are middle class people who refuse to buy a lasagne if it has packaging that can't be recycled, yet think nothing of snorting cocaine bought from an international cartel that murders innocent families, police officers and politicians.
If the boss of Tesco's killed the boss of Sainsbury's and all his family, then took over Milton Keynes with an armed militia, people might think twice about shopping there. Yet apparently this is fine if it's drug dealers doing it.
The classic example is students in the 1990s who made a great fuss about boycotting Nestle chocolate, yet continued to buy weed from a drug supply chain that literally murders people. There are middle class people who refuse to buy a lasagne if it has packaging that can't be recycled, yet think nothing of snorting cocaine bought from an international cartel that murders innocent families, police officers and politicians.
If the boss of Tesco's killed the boss of Sainsbury's and all his family, then took over Milton Keynes with an armed militia, people might think twice about shopping there. Yet apparently this is fine if it's drug dealers doing it.
He's got middle class drug morality - he won't go in the corner shop because Mr Johnson once shouted at a dog, but he's off his gills on goofballs every Saturday night.
This Chardonnay dates from 2020 when the manufacturers should have been obeying the Covid lockdown instead of making wine. Therefore, I won't touch it. Fancy some crack? // You have middle class drug morality.
This Chardonnay dates from 2020 when the manufacturers should have been obeying the Covid lockdown instead of making wine. Therefore, I won't touch it. Fancy some crack? // You have middle class drug morality.
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